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VGC Group

We deliver people, projects and services to the construction and rail industries. We operate in all types of civil engineering environments.

We go beyond expectations with our 'one team' approach

* creative and innovative thinking

* one-team collaborative approach

* passionate about exceeding expectations

04/09/2026

You're mid-task when something doesn't line up with how it was briefed.

Maybe the kit you need isn't where it should be.

The ground's different underfoot. Someone experienced says they know a “quicker” way.

Nothing's gone wrong yet, but the task has changed. That's the moment that matters.

Stopping to check when something changes is a mark of a safe, switched-on team.

Swipe to see the signs worth stopping for. ➡️

Spot one? Stop the task, complete a new POWRA and speak to your Foreman before carrying on.

Pause. Re-evaluate. Get authorisation.

Want to strengthen your site safety practices? Speak to us: [email protected]

03/09/2026

We're hiring an NG-General Operative for a major electricity transmission project.

📍 Ipswich | 💰 £18.35 per hour (PAYE)

It's a role built around cabling work on live infrastructure, keeping a major network upgrade running safely and on schedule.

You'll need:
→ NG Person Substation (essential)
→ Slinger Signaller (CPCS preferred)
→ Plant and Vehicle Marshal (CPCS preferred)
→ Emergency First Aid at Work
→ COSHH Awareness
→ Fire Safety Awareness
→ EUSR Utility SHEA Power

Sounds like you? Contact the team below, or find the full role details in the comments.

📞 Madeleine Shipley – 0730 2000117 / 01502822991 / [email protected]
📞 Kayleigh Keeling – 01502 418914 / 07301 084038 / [email protected]

02/09/2026

Looking for your next foreman role? We're hiring for a major electricity transmission project in Ipswich.

📢 NG-Civils Foreman | 💰 £26 per hour (PAYE)

It's a supervisory role covering civils work on live infrastructure, overseeing reinstatement, excavation and highway works to keep a major network upgrade running safely and to standard.

You'll need:
→ NG Person Substation (essential)
→ SSSTS and Supervisor Passport Scheme
→ Crane Lift Supervisor
→ SWQR Supervisor qualifications
→ Emergency First Aid at Work
→ EUSR Utility SHEA Power

Sounds like you? Contact the team below, or find the full role details in the comments.

📞 Madeleine Shipley – 0730 2000117 / 01502822991 / [email protected]
📞 Kayleigh Keeling – 01502 418914 / 07301 084038 / [email protected]

01/09/2026

Sometimes, people get hurt on site not because they're careless.

They were only trying to help, keeping things moving and not bothering their supervisor.

But when the job in front of you stops matching what you were briefed, that same good intention is exactly what puts you at risk.

Four VGC staff were injured this year. In every case, the task had changed and work carried on without stopping to check it.

Three needed time off to recover.

Good intentions don't remove risk, so when something changes:

✅ Stop the task
✅ Complete a new POWRA
✅ Speak to your Foreman
✅ Suggest your solution if you've got one
✅ Carry on once it's authorised

Not extra paperwork, just what gets everyone home the way they left.

Want to strengthen stop-work culture across your sites? Speak to us:

[email protected]

28/08/2026

It's easy to claim candidates come first. Harder to make it true, day in, day out.

Dan Goldstone, VGC's Labour Manager, is one of the reasons it's true, for every candidate he works with.

For Dan, it's the basics done right that matter most: the hours processed properly, people paid correctly and paid on time.

Simple things, but they're what make candidates' working lives easier. It's this attitude that shapes his time at VGC.

Watch the full video as he shares more on what his role entails and why VGC stands out in the industry. 📹

27/08/2026

VGC Group and CareerForces already had one thing in common before this became official: both hold the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, recognising a shared commitment to the armed forces community.

Now that commitment has a bigger platform behind it.

VGC Group has acquired a majority stake in CareerForces, the veteran-led recruitment social enterprise founded by Andy Howe, which has supported more than 1,600 service leavers into civilian careers since 2019.

The partnership opens up new career pathways for veterans and service leavers across construction, highways, infrastructure, transportation and energy.

Two organisations that already believed the same thing, now working from the same side.

Full story in the comments.

25/08/2026

This is your last chance to register for the Construction Apprenticeship Recruitment Day.

Here's what to expect: meet the employers, ask your questions and go through the assessment.

If you're right for it, you could walk away with a place on our new Groundwork Apprenticeship, working on the EKFB programme. You could also be starting your career on HS2, one of the leading infrastructure projects in the UK, and could even go on to gain employment with VGC.

There’s only one assessment day. If you've been thinking about registering, now's the time.

📅 Thursday, 3rd September
⏰ 8:30am to 5pm
📍 C23 Induction Centre, Buckingham

Register through the link in the comments, or reach out to the team:
Chris Watson (main contact)
Fiona Dowling
Kayleigh Boxley

24/08/2026

Think you'd make a good groundworker? Or know someone who would?

We're running a Construction Apprenticeship Recruitment Day on 3rd September to fill 16 places on our new Groundwork Apprenticeship, delivered from our Skills Centre in Bicester and supporting the EKFB programme, part of HS2.

Meet employers, get assessed and find out if this could be your way onto one of the UK's leading infrastructure projects.

📅 Thursday, 3rd September
⏰ 8:30am to 5pm
📍 C23 Induction Centre, Buckingham

Link in the comments to register, or share with your peers.

Reach out to the team for any questions:
Chris Watson (main contact)
Fiona Dowling
Kayleigh Boxley

21/08/2026

A hire is never just a hire.

For someone facing barriers to employment, it can be the difference between staying shut out of an industry and finally getting a foot in it.

That's the thinking behind VGC Impact: support that reaches candidates facing barriers to employment, and work that brings young and under-represented talent into the industry.

A project can leave once it's finished. What it opened up for someone doesn't have to.

20/08/2026

We're launching a new Groundwork Apprenticeship, and we need 16 people to fill it.

Delivered from our Skills Centre in Bicester, the apprenticeship supports the EKFB programme, part of HS2. The 16 selected will start this September.

This is a genuine route into employment on HS2, one of the UK's leading infrastructure projects. If you're interested, come along to the Construction Apprenticeship Recruitment Day.

📅 Thursday, 3rd September
⏰ 8:30am to 5pm
📍 C23 Induction Centre, Buckingham

Register through the link in the comments, or reach out to the team:
Chris Watson (main contact)
Fiona Dowling
Kayleigh Boxley

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Cardinal House
Ruislip
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Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

08456 201 201

Website

http://www.vgcgroup.co.uk/

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